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Topic- Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez

Common Core Standards- RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitily and when drawing inferences from the text. RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text. RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. W.4.4 Produce a clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. W.4.5 With gfuidance and support frompeers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. W.4.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

Suggested Student Objectives- Students will use text details to evaluate author's use of language to influence readers. Students will use a graphic organizer as they read the story "Harvesting Hope" to record key points about the author's purpose (what the author wants to convince readers to do or think, the reasons and details fact/examples that support the authors goal.

Suggested Additional Readings- [] [] [] (Article titled -Civil Rights? How Far Have We Come?) [] (Article titled- Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement)

Resource Links- [] (song of Lift Every Voice and Sing)

Activities

Assessments- Student work will be assessed using a 4 point ELA writing rubric

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